Home  /   Course Handbook  /  Occupational Health (OHSE2630)

OHSE2630

Occupational Health

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2013

UoN Singapore Trimester 2

Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

The course is only offered externally in Singapore.
Provides students with an understanding of the occupationally induced injuries and diseases affecting each body system. Through the study of occupational disease and the occupational effects on specific organ systems (such as respiratory disease, cancer, stress, back problems), students will gain an appreciation of the OHS problems of specific groups of workers.

Objectives By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the common and important occupational diseases of the major body systems, their nature, relationship to work exposures and prevention.
2. Locate and assess the literature on occupational diseases and related conditions.
Content The course aims to cover many of the "health" aspects of occupational health and safety. It details some of the effects that work may have on human health, by looking at various systems of the body, their common or important disease process and the effects of work on them. It also considers the health effects of some specific agents. In this course students will also have the opportunity to look critically at some research behind occupational health problems.
Replacing Course(s) N/A
Transition N/A
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge Nil
Modes of Delivery External Mode
Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Teaching Methods Email Discussion Group
Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments Meets objectives 1 and 2
Examination: Formal Meets objectives 1
Other: (please specify) Test - Meets objectives 1
Contact Hours Lecture: for 40 hour(s) per Term for Full Term
Compulsory Components
Requisite by Enrolment Requisite to be enrolled in the Bachelor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Program.
Timetables 2013 Course Timetables for OHSE2630